Engineer&#39;s storm-window.



W. W. BOYNTON.

ENGINEERS STORM WINDOW. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23, I916.

1 ,mfifimfi Patented Nov. 28', 1916.

WILLIAM W. JBOYNTON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

ENGINEERS STORM-WINDOW.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 23, 1916. Serial Ito. 79,897.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that 1, WILLIAM W. Born- TON, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Tmprovements in Engineers Storm-Windows, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its general object to provide a novel device of this character which may be readily inserted to slide in the window frame of the cab in the place of one of the sashes.

A further object of the invention is to provide an engineers storm window which, when'not in use, may be folded and slid into any desired position on the window frame in the manner of an ordinary window.

Still further objects of the invention relate to details of construction and to combinations of parts hereinafter morespecifically indicated.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of a portion of an engineers cab showing my improved storm window in position; Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view, on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, of my improved storm window, and of that side of the cab, viz., the right hand side facing the engine, on which the window is located; Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1 of the same parts, and viewed in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 1 is a cross sectional view of the storm window showing the same partly collapsed; and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing one of the turn-buttons for holding the window in its folded position.

Referring now to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates the engineers cab having mounted therein a sash 2, providing at its top and bottom parallel guide grooves 3, 4, to accommodate two sliding sashes, of which one is indicated by the numeral 5, shown to be slidably mounted in the groove 1. In the use of my invention 1 substitute for the second sash a storm window frame or sash 6 slidably mounted .in the groove 3, and carrying my improved storm window. Un this sash 6 attach panels which form the housing part of my storm window. The window frame 6 is rectangular and mounted on the side rails 7 of said frame are the end members 8, 9, of the storm window. These end members are secured to the rails 7 by means of hinges 10. The upper rail 11 of the gage window frame or sash 6 has secured thereto by hinges 12 a member 13 which acts as a section of the top of the storm window, and when the latter is in position for use is normally inclined downward, as shown by Fig. 3. One of the panels is formed in two sections connected by a transverse joint. Th1s organization is effected as follows: The numeral 14: (Figs. 3 and 4) indicates the other section of the top which is in the form of a plate secured to the outer end of the top section 13 by means of hinges 15, and to the upper end of the side member 16 of the window by hinges 17 The bottom member of the window is indicated by 18 and is pivotally secured to the bottom rail 19 of the window frame or sash 6 by hinges 20. Each of the end members 8, 9, of the storm window is provided toward its outer side with an opening 21 which is preferably rectangular in shape, and is surrounded on three sides by a guide or cleat 22 into the open side of which may be slid a pane of glass 23. When the housing is extended the sections 13 and 1 1 of the top panel lie substantially in the same plane. The side rails 7 of the window frame 6 are provided near their upper and lower ends, respectively, with counter-sunk turn-buttons 24: in the form of semi-circular members rotatably mounted on screws 25, and having thumb-pieces 26 by means of which they may be turned to enthe folded window. In Fig. 5 the window is shown folded, and one of the turn-buttons 24: is shown by full lines in its normal position, and by dotted lines in the position it occupies when turned to engage the folded window for holding it in such position. When held folded in this way the housing forms no obstruction to the free sliding of the sash 6 in the window frame of the cab. 4

In ordinary practice, that is to say, without the use of my improved storm window, it is frequently necessary for the engineer, in order to observe signals, to slide the window, corresponding to the window-frame or sash 6, forward in the groove 3 so that he may place his head out of the window and have an unobstructed view. This is invariably necessary in foggy and stormy weather as the window in the front of the cab. see Fig. 3 of the drawing, will become clouded or covered by rain or snow so that it is impossible to see through it. With a train running at high speed, and in winter weather,

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it is only at the cost of considerable discomfort, amounting frequently to great pain,

that the engineer can keep his head out of the window for more than a moment, owing to the severe pressure of the wind, especially if this be accompanied by rain, snow or hail; and, furthermore, if goggles are not worn, the eyes are almost immediately blinded, rendering prolonged vision almost impossible. It is the purpose of my invention to obviate the necessity of the engineer exposing his head to the elements and to protect his eyes by providing a storm-window in the form of a housing, which extends a suflicient distance beyond the side of the cab to permit of the necessary protrusion of the head in looking forward along the side of the cab, and to provide the glass covered opening 21 in the end of such storm-window'to permit of the proper view of signals at the front. Should the glass 23 become covered with snow, rain or frost, or the like, it can readily be re moved and cleaned; and even if left out of its frame, the engineer can look through the opening 21 and sufi'enlesS discomfort to the face and eyes than when his head is placed out of the open window, as the opening 21 is relatively small, and by standing back some distance from the opening the action of the inrushing air, even if accompanied by rain, snow or hail, is greatly reduced in effect. The opening 21 at the rear side 8 of the storm-'window of course permits of a view in the direction of the rear of the train. As the storm-window is inclosed on all sides except that opening on the interior of the cab, the engineer is subjected to no exposure whatever in looking through the opening 21 except, as indicated above, when it becomes necessary to remove the pane of glass 23.

In clear and warm weather when it is not desirable to use the storm-window. the latter is folded upon itself and secured in the folded position by the turn-buttons 24, and then pushed forward in the grooves 3 to leave an opening, as usual. In folding the window the bottom 18 is first turned upward and then the side members 8, 9. turned inward after which the top 13 is turned downward and the outer side 16 moved inward, the double jointed connection of the hinges 15 and 17 with the plate 14 operating as break joints permitting the top 13 to be broken downward at an intermediate point without throwing the lower edge of the side members 16 below the plane of the bottom rail 19, as clearly indicated in Fig. 4.

In order to make a sealing joint of the meeting edges of the members of my stormwindow, and to connect the parts thereof to form a rigid structure. the outer and end edges of the bottom 18 are turned downward to provide flanges 27 which are respectively adapted to engage in a groove 28 formed bybending the lower edge portion of the side member 16 inward and upward at right angles, and similar grooves 29 formed at the lower edges of the end members 8 and 9, as clearly indicated in Fig. 3; the vertical edge portions of the side member 16 are similarly bent inward upon themselves to provide grooves 30 for receiving outwardly-turned flanges 31 on the outer edges of the end members 8 and 9; the ends of the top 13 are turned downward to provide flanges 32 for overlapping the upper edges of the side members 8 and 9; and the plate 1 1 is provided with a curved extension 33 for extending downward below the upper edge of the outer member 16.

The device as a whole is preferably made of sheet metal and may be manufactured at small cost. It will be understood, however, that any preferred material may be used inits construction. I also wish it to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise details of construction shownand described except as the same may be recited in the claims following.

I claim:

1. An engineers storm window comprising a sash frame mounted to slide in the window frame of the cab, a housing attached on said sash frame and constructed to be extended beyond the side of the cab, said housing having a sight opening therein, said housing also having a plurality of joints enabling the same to fold into the space surrounded by the said sash frame, and means on said sash frame for holding the folded housing therein.

2. An engineers storm window comprising a sash frame mounted in the window frame of the cab, a housing comprising a top panel hingedly attached to said sash frame and an outer panel hingedly attached to said top panel, foldable end panels attached to said sash frame, said top panel having a transverse break-joint at an intermediate point on said top panel permitting said top panel and said outer panel to fold inwardly into said sash frame.

3-. An engineers storm window comprising a rectangular frame mounted in the window frame of the cab, top, side, end and bottom members hingedly secured at their inner edges to said frame and forming corresponding parts of a housing projecting beyond the frame, and an outer member hingedly secured to the outer edge of said top member, said end walls being provided with sight openings.

4. An engineers storm window comprising a rectangular frame mounted in the window frame of the cab, a housing comprising end members hingedly secured to the side rails of said frame, a bottom member hingedly secured to the bottom rail of said frame, a top member hingedly secured lltt ltd

naoaaoa m to the upper rail of said frame, a plate hingedly secured to the outer edge of said top member, and a side member hingedly secured to said plate, said plate operating to fold upon said top member and side member and thereby permit the same to swing inwardly. I

5. An engineers storm window comprising a frame adapted to be mounted in the window frame of the cab, a foldable housing comprising end, top and bottom members hingedly secured to the corresponding rails of said frame, and a side member hingedly secured to the outer edge portion of said top member, said side member having interlocked relation at its edges with said end and bottom members, respectively, and said end members having sight openings.

6. An engineers storm window comprising a slidable sash adapted to be mounted in the window frame of the cab, a foldable housing hingedly secured on said sash having a front wall with a sight opening thereattached to the upper part of said outer panel and having a transverse break-joint at an intermediate point on said top panel permitting said top panel and said outer panel to be folded inwardly into said sash, one of said end panels having a sight opening therethrough.

In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM W. BUYNTON. 

